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lald offcial scheme to burke discussion. was, if we miny venture ou n'dingnosis, therely the Chairman's hypersensitiveness to con. siderations of etiquette. His appical to Mr. was an appeal to HOOPER's good semē. his "good taste." It seemed to him a sort of less majesté to traverse a viceregul address before it had had its formal discussion and reply in a more exalted

The excommunication of Ab1é Loisy, in the severest possible form, expelling him from the Church and forbidding Roman Unikolios to phold communipation with him, is considered to be the first of similar sota against Modernists. A prominent follower of "Abbé Loisy s ales that the sentence, will have no effect, and thai, though excommunicated, Abbé Loing will no ba deserted like Lamennair,

Yachts, like steamships are continually grow-

ing in size and the possibilities of comfort. What is said to be the second-largest privately owned yacht in the world has lately been launched at L-ith in the shape of the Iolanda.

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AMUR

THE PROPOR

RAILWAY.

LONDON, April 7th. The project for a railway through the Amur region has been passed by the Duma.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 8th April.

IN ORIGINAL JURIADICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF Jussien

(BIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT).

His Honour-Hara any accounta hoon taken? Mr. Grist-We may no, my Lord, but I'ander=" sland my friend says that they have been taken. Mr. Smith-I propose to say, my Lord, that the defendant has told the plaintiff what his -share-in-the-business"was-and-that-he-did not-

heva the money to pay him.

His Honour-Yon say that the money has resobed kiu hands?

Mr. Smith-I think after your Lordship kas

THE INTERPRETATION OF A CHARTER PANTY, The Man Cheong Yuan Firm claimed from the Fakusei Company 527 baga of rios belong- ing to the plaintiff in the possession of defend. the evidence you will come to that coun-

ants or $5176.04 the value thereof and $500 damages for detention thereof.

olution.

Mr. GalatIf it discloses any right of nation- it is an action against both people. Both people must be brought into cart. There wors abont fteen partners in this cousern and we say the money ban never been in my client's hands. I contend the defendant cannot be sued in the present form of the writ.

His Honour (to Mr. Smith) Dɔ you wish to

proceed against the one defondant served

The statement of claim stated that plaintiffs THE RECONSTRUCTION OF are merchants crying on business at 159

THE CABINET.

Wing Lok Street and defendants are merchant and agents of the owners of the Japanese steam. LONDON, April 7th.ship "Koan Mara" and carry on business at In the reconstruction of the 2nd Mareb, 190", made between the plaintiffs and Queen's Road Central. By a charter party dated Cabinet in consequence of the resigna defendants as agents the plaintiffs chartered tion of ir Henry Campbell-Banner the said steamship for a voyage from Saigon to Hongkong, to carry a full and complete cargo yacht. It affords the advantage of raising man, and the appointment of Mr. of rice and/or other lawful merchandise. By steam at the shortest possible notice, and of

clause 17 of the said charter party the freight quickly providing additional speed. A banke Asquith as Prime Minister, it capacity 650 tons gives the yacht a very anticipated that Mr. Lloyd-George plant upon 45,010 picals, being the estimated but could not pay just now or words to that

"payable apon" a mixed cargo was 24 cents per | extensive radius of operations. She is provided will become Chancellor of the Exche-capacity of the said steamship with motor and steam launches, quick-firing

The plaintiffs affect,

Chamber. We have no doubt, in our own. mind, that His Excellency would rather this consideration had not been so off iously put forward, especially now that it has been This twin-screw vessel, which has been built runguified into a further example of official for Commodore Morton F. Plant, of New obstructiveness. The King's Representative Fork, is of shoat 2,007 tous register, and has is not entitled to quite the same amotiát. of

s length of just over 300ft. Sho will have obeisance as his Royal Master, nor in ages of from 3,000 to 4,00) indiosted horse- rampant Suffragette" entitled to all the marina return inbolar and partly water in be. Her beilors are rartly orlindrical chivalrous deference due to her sex. Leta combination for the first time installed in is hasten to remove any impression of odious comparison. People are so ready to misunderstand us. All we mean is this, that the King does not enter into the arena of political controversy, and his Representative here does. Doing so, and making a political speech, we do him the simple justice of admitting that be claime no immunity from reply. He would, we feel sure have been as disappointed as sugly if the members of the Sanitary Board had not been allowed. to give full expression to all that was in their minds.

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game, sleetrip lighting, wireless telegraph; quer: Mr. L. V. Harcourt, First Lord refrigerating plant, a laundry worked by electric of the Adiniralty and Mr. Winston motos, and a system of spatulation operating Churchill Secretary of State for the The accommodation for the owner and his Colonies. guests is of a luxurions description.

soma thirty motor-driven" osutrifagal fans,

A FAT DIVIDEND.

A private telegram informs us that the Three plague cases yesterday make the total directors of the Yangtze Insurance Company of Shanghai are recommending a dívidood at the rate of 25 per cent. In the old shares.

to date forty.

Mr. J. H. Kemp took his saat in the First Court at the Magistracy yesterday.

A Chinsman, arrested at Vancouver on a charge of embezzlement of $1,200, was brought to Hongkong on Tuesday. Yesterday he appeared before M, Komp and remanded for

wook.

The Earl and Countess of Wicklow, arrived here on Tuesday. Another distinguished visitor

Was Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon.

Sir John Jordan, B.B.M.'s Minister. to Paking accompanied by Mr. F. G. Mayors left for Shangbai by the German Hail steamer "Yorok."

Dr. Bateson Wright, headmaster of Queen's Collage, and Mrs. Bateson Wright, left for England yesterday by the German Mail

A. S. WATSON & CO.. steamer Prinzess Alice."

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HONGKONG, APR. 9TH 1808

In addition to those gentlemen already man. tioned who are providing artioiss on various subjects for Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong "Capt Lyons is supplying articles on the Police, Prison, and Fire Brigade.

S... On Ore Dovision” (says "Cassell's Saturday Joyrail") "Queer Amelia of Portugal nearly caused a revolution at her Court by photographi ing with Ron gen rays one of her ladies who was celebrated for her wasp-like figure, The Queen, after developing the picture, gave a the evils of tight lacing, and hid up her unfortunate sitter as an awful example, All the Indies were ordered to let out their waists, and the grumbling and discontent threatened severe frouble."

lecture

Table,"

DEPARTURE OF THE CAMERONS.

The kilted Highlanders whose appearance gave a pleasing touch of picturesque animation to the city, have taken their departure for the north, Though the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders have busa in the Colony for about four months their stay has been a

HONOURS.

LONDON, April 7th. The Earl of Crewe has been elected a Knight of the nost noble Order of the Garter; and Lord Tweedmouth a Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle.

OBITUARY.

loaded the steamship with a full and com. consisting of white rice, cargo fear, white plate mixed cargo of lawful merchandise flour, and dried fish of a toful weight of $1,14 picals. On or before the 27th Ap·3, 1907, the plaintiffs, paid defendants $10,80 in ros peat of this cargo, at the rate of 21 cents per |pient on 45,000 pionis, but the defendants wrongfully refused to deliver to the plaintiffs on their demand. 527 bage of white rice, the pro- porty of the plaintiffs and part of the said cargo and had since datained and wrongfully con verted the samë to their owu não,

Defendants replied that plaintiffs did not load the steamship with aither a fall or a m-

plets cargo or with a mixed cargo. The cargo

Mr. Smith-That is what I propose to do. His Honour-And you will prove that he admitted having this money in his hands for the plaintiff p′′-

Mr. Smith-Yes. He said he had the mosey.

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His Honour. Then you want the writ amoni- ed against this man ?

Mr. Smith-Yes, my Lord. Evidence was called, and the oise adjourned.

MAGIC AND MYSTERY,

Some philosopher, has remarked that iman and women like to be mystified, and it any confr: mation of this statement worn needed onà hàn only to vscollect the popularity of conjurers sud magicians. One of the most attractive pro-

dienos--attractive because of its mystery aud grammes ever submitted" to a Hongkong-

wonderful achievements-is that given by the

Japanese Juggler Company which is now occupying the stage of the Theatre Boys). The performance is picturesque as well as

which was loaded upon the steamship weighed 41,158,10 pinle out of a total expacity of the ship of 45,000 picule. The cargo was not a mixed LONDON, April 7th argo, and defendants justified the detention of

the bags of rics under the chatter party which vellous. The mystery of the East is prosen- ted with all the charm of Japan, and thom whā The death is announced of General gave the master of the ship a lien on the cargo: popular one. The sight of the tartan warmed Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe, G.C.B.,bad Lot converted them to their own us and delighted with it. The msgio by umbrellas, in for freight, dead freight sud demurrage. They went to the exhibition at night were

were willing to return them to the plaintiffs on the payment of $140440 for additional

the hearts of the Eoottish community, while

OBITUARY.

the musical accomplishments which the of the 17th Lancers. regiment carried and the sporting qualities of the men appealed to all. They made many friends during their short residence in Hongkong and not a few thought yesterday of the words of the Jacobite song

Better loed ya canna be

Will ya no cama back again, The regiment embarked at nine cclock on the transport "Daffarin," which sailed for the North about noon. Before the departure of the vessel Captain Mitchell Taylor, A.DC to HE. the Governor, went on the board with a letter from Sir Frederick, in which His Excellency, wizhed Colonel Kiach and bis Highlanders farewell, a pleasant voyage, and a happy time in the North.

LONDON, April 8th.

Sir Howard Vincent, K.C.M.G., the eminent Conservative M.P., vo lunteer, author, and cartographer dead, aged 39 years.

SHIPBUILDING.

freight due by the plaintife and incurred by the defendants in connection therewith.

Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. A. G

Johnson, Stokes and Jackson, of Messrs. Master, appeared for the plaintiffs, and defend- ants were represented by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instrnoted by Mr. C. F. Bravis.

which great number of umbrellas is apparently Produced from innocent looking silk myster- iously drawn from a bowl which was supp wed to contain nothing, was one of the most striking items in an interesting programms, but the most wonderful perhaps was the water magic in which a number of jets of water are made to spring from the most unlikely places such as the- bead of an attendant, lighted sandles, and so on. Certainly the programme is worth

hs. Slade, in opening, said there appeared to be in this case only two questions in dispute One was whether or not a onego consisting of sexing. rice, rise for, and salt fish was a mixed cargo within the meaning of the charter party entered

LONDON, April 8th. The White Star Company is build-into between the parties for the conveyan os of a ing four large liners to run between Liverpool and Montreal,

NEW GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA.

of Victoria.

[The previors Governor and Commander in- Chief was Major General the Hon. Sir Regi nald Arthur James Talbot, K.C.B. The new Governor is a Scottishi barcost who was private secretary, to Bir George Trevelyan and Lord Delhousie when Secretaries for cotland,

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AN UNPLACED OUTRAGE.

LONDON, April 8th. The British steamer "Igris" has been attacked by rebels

(EVIER'S SERVICE.]

SIR HENRY CAMPBELL. BANNERMAN,

EXCITING SCENE ON A CRUISER.

An unusual incident was witnessed on board H.M.S. Kent" on Tuesday. A Chinese com- tractor had been employed to polish and renovate

LONDON, April 8th. the furniture and to do other work on the ship Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, sed one of his hands was named Wa On, Un Bart, has been appointed Governor the day in question Wn was leaving his work- at ball part twelve, considerably before the re- cognised time, and his master remonstrated The Queen and the Dowager Empress of with him. Wa boceme angry and seizing a Russia, noompanied by Pritees Vistoria, hammer attempted to strike his master. The visited Mr. J. Perpont Morgan's house at latter, however, succeeded in wresting it from Prince gato last month to inspect his art him, whereupon the our ged workman's ushed treasures. Mr. Morgan's treasures, the bulk of to the side of the ship and drew a bayone which are booned at Prince's-ga'e, are estimat. from a bayonet rack, He unsheathed it and ed to be worth £3,000,000 or mors. His old made a lunge at Ng, who would in all pro. silver is worth nearly £100,000. He has a bability have received the weapon in his body Gautier marble table which cost £70,000. He had it not bean for the timely arrival of a paid £31,00 for a set of Aldines, and £10,000 marine from the upper deck who took in the for a set of Dickens. Mr. Morgan owns the situation at a glance and came to the assistance original manuscripts of Byron's "Corsair of the contractor. He seized the man and A HONGKONG Governor is not no very far Lytton's Last Days of Pompeii." Kurkie's handed hin over to the police. He was brought from the position of a Hongkong editoreve Lupe of Architecture, and Oliver before Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday after all. He cannot please everybody, and Wandell Holmes Antoorat of the Breakfast and was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour, if he gets some ha pence, it is becoming increasingly evident that he doesn't escape Afforestation Department, instituted proceed. the kicks. In this matter of the Sinitary foge at the Magistracy pastarday against four Conamission and its various issues, we find | villagers froin Kappa Hong for contravening it in our heart to condole with His Excel lency, but to cheer him up a little, may point out that his critics are skewering him in a loving way. Fancy being: "in- advertently misinformed." If he had been something less than a Governor, his speech might have fared worse. The most unkind of his commentators admit it would be in bad taste to suggest that the King's Be

stativas could be advertently misin

Excellency has room for

so far no one, has pre- the improprig of utterances which have disfigured the atorial oratory," Happiness being five, a state of mind, its formula "things might be worse," we trust that His Excellency has not permitted himself of constructive total loss-recognized, that is

Mr. S. T. Donn, saperintendent of the

LOCAL SPORT FOOTBALL

The caplay of the semi-Bual tie between the storestation Lyslaws by cutting down trees H.MS. King Alfred" and the Hongkong without permission. The defendants pleaded Football Club will be played on Saturday, the that they did what they had been accustomed 11th A. ril, at 4 30 p.m. on the Clab ground. to do, but it was pointed out that the forestry Referee, Lisut Mullins, R.M.L. L. regulations, which have been extended to the Now Territory with good results, prohibited the cutting down of any trees or shrubs The monthly competition for the Captain's without permission. This was an attempt Cup was hell at Happy Valley between April the regulations. His Worship (Mr. Kemp) returned:

GOLF

on the part of the villagers to break throngh | 4th and April 6th. The following carde wers

dismissed the defendants with a caution and advised them to get a licencs excb.

Whether the unanimous devision of the Hons, of Lordain the Araucania 'constructive total foss care will make any difference in the future or not-in view of the definition of constructive total loss in the new Marine Insurance Act is not known, but it is not the less interest ingen that account. The recotognized principle

by underwriters—is that what a vessel is so far

to be perturbed by the summer lightning damaged that the cost of repair and salvuga „and thunder that flickered and grumbled axeads the valus of the vessel when repaired from the last meeting of the Sanitary (that is, the insured value), there is a constructive total las The House of Lords appears to re. Board. Possibly, if His Excellency usa a' sofficing sense of bamour, our respectful cognize this principle, but say that there is not

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cargo of broken rios, ties flour, and other lawful merchandise from Faigon to Hongkong. The second question seemed to be whether or not there was a full and complete cargo.

His Fonour-Yon pay as if it was a full cargo?

Mr. Blade They m ko that point. Mr. Pollock-No po.

the same way. The point is the wized cargo We interpret it in

It is redused to one point,

Mr. Shade--There is no question of the sm: ant between as.

Mr. Pollock-I don't think so.. We will take. it there was a full and complete cargo..

Mr. Elads-As to the figures they are all agread. - Wo have paid one way or another the fall amount

Mr. Pollock-It has been agreed to in cor: respondence.

Mr. Slade If it was a mixed cargo wa bere paid the defendants the fall amount we owe. If it was not a mixed cargo then we ought to pay the'smount claimed.

Evidence was afterwards called on behalf of the plaintiffs case, and the osse adjourned,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME, H. H. J. GOMPEITZ (Acting Porsnë JUEGE).

NEWSPAPER DIFFICULTIES.

Chinese

LONDON, April GEL Nowspapers of all shades publish the most sympathetic articles on the resignation of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, nad

His Honour gave his reserved decision hope that it will assist towards his recovery, who are the proprietors of a

in the action by the Si Wa Kong Po

The papers also publish enlogistic appre ciations of Mr. Asquith, giving him the most hearty welcome and laying special stress on his strength and independence of character, which the Unionist papers an ticipate will be a check to the influence of the Extremists."

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, April 6th.

Mr Asquith moved the adjournment of the House of Commons to the 14th inst. when it will probably adjourn over Easter

NEW APPOINTMENTS.

LONDON, April 6th. It is confrmed in well informed quartera that Mr. Churohill and Mr. Bunciman will join the Cabinet Mr. Lloyd George takes

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THE ANGLO-SIAMESE NEGOTI-

ATIONS.

Britain and Siam have been in progress at The negotiations pending between Grost

Bangkok tor some time between Mr. Piget, the British Minister, and the Siamese Government. They were initiated by Siam, who desired modification of British aries-territorial rights, and in this respect the proposals are to a certain extent similar to the arrangement of the Franco- Siamese Treaty of 19:6, which abolished French extra-territoriality so far^a« Asiatics werd con-- corned. In return for similar concessions on the part of Great ritain Siam is prepared to cade the two outlying States of Kelantan and ringano, which are adjacent to the British Malay States, and in which-there are important British interests. Full detalls of the negotia tions are not available, but it is believed that the matters referred to shove do not förm the whole of the proposed arrangement, Kelautanex and Tringano are tributary Provinces of Biam, Kelautan being administered by a Siamese Commissioner, assisted by an English adviser appointed by the Bingkek Government. It ́ is natural that both those Provinces should be ander British control, as they are contiguous to the British Malay States, and are determined within the British sphere of influence by the Franso-Siamese Treaty of 1903. They cover an area of between 8,100 nad 9,000 square miles SIXTY MILES AN HOUR IN AIR.

ME. FARMAN'S HOPES EJR NEW ARROPLANE. A. totally new type of seroplane hus born designed by MM. Voisin for Mr. Farman, tha winner of the £2,000 pziz, for a circular flight of ous kilometre, and is now rapidly nearing completion,

fle me aeroplane consists of a long spindle- ahipel framework, measuring 401), from head

newspaper, against the Chong Seng fem to tail, near the centre of which are placed the of minters for $1,100 for loss caused by motor and driver. Three pairs of wings— breach of soutraci in printing their paper. The arranged side by side, a d not above one Chong Sang firm counterclaimed for $173,17, measuring 20ft from tip to tip, and 3ft. In

another, as in the former machine-and- bring the balance due for printing done. depth, are fixed above this frame in front of Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Mecéra Goldring | the driver. These planes are arranged in a Barlow and Morrell, seted for the plaintifs, and counding position, so that the air, from which Mr. Jackson, from the office of Messrs. Johnson. they gain their support, may have free access

to alb 8akes and Master, appeared for the defandani

His Honour said that it seemed the defend ants were very auxious to get rid of the contract and it was a misted on their behalf that the plaintiffs would not release them unless they

the machine. A redder fixed to the tail of the paid damager. ì è considered the contract was main frame steers the aeroplaus to left and wrongfully broken and that plaintiffs were right. Both the steering devioss are controllad entitled to damager. Ha gate judgment for by single steering wheel acting through levens

sed wires. plaintiffs with costs and left the question of the The screw in the new machine is placed in amount of damages to be settled by the front, has a diameter of Sft, and is driven at Registrar.

1:100 revolutions & minute by a 50-hp. Fight-oylinder, sir-cooled motor, of a new The seropisne runs Wong Cheukg, otherwles. Wong Ful sued type, weighing. 3151b.

WHELE WERE THE PROFITS?

These are the main sustaining plans, but right in the rear are arranged two smaller paira of wings 15ft, by the rear pair of all being pivoted, so that they gin be deflected apwards or downwards to regulate the conres of

the lixchequer, and it ia saticipated in the Tam Ching Wa and Ng Yik Fat, contractors, along the ground before rising into the Bir on three paanmatic-fyred wheels, Labby that Lord Elgin and Me. Gladstone for 8433 being his share of the profis the front pair of which are steered by the will succeed The Marquis of Ripon and Sirmade in the brsiness of the company,

steering wheel, which simultaneously works the Heary Fowler.S

Mr. Crowther Smith appeared for the rudder. In ito general lines the seroplane appearanos of plaintiff and Mr. E. J. Grist for the second recalla in striking ender the

a fylog fish, and has been so named, w defendant.

A speed of airty when an hour is projected, while speed of fourts are miles is necessary to

RUSSIA.

LONDON, April 6th.. During a discussion on the construction

Mr. Grist-I understand the second defendant

has not been served, and I take the point that ↑ leave the ground. After the first experiments in Central France, where dat platos stretch for

оде but two tests of constructiva total loss. The sympathy is quite uncalled for. He may second test is whether a prudent uni usured in the proper privacy of Government House, owner would sell a vamel or repair ber; if this have allowed himself the luxury of a smile text be allowed, then the question as to the or two at the public denunciations of official valus of the wreck, what she would fetch as she Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pondra of the railway to the Amur territory, the the second defendant cannot be ned in the form Mr. Farman intends to go to the Beanos district

tactos. We do not really think that the lies, must come into consideration. It is sided t at this test can be applied only where there has Chairman's appeal to the good sense of the really been a wreck or something equivalent to Commission's apologists was part of a depp- a wreek.

Charmant will enable you to do 1. Her committees of the national defence and Specialition for the Skin are the study of a communications recommended its immediate Lilotinus, & E. Watson & Co., Ltd., Bela Agente, construction us of primary strategic import

of the present writ I waked for particulus miles in every direction without any obstacles and they have been applied, I take it that the la the way of this wonderful raver, weighing only action that lies is for statement of half ton, hurtling through the air at the

speed of an exprera train,

soconuts.